To see photos from the 2023 Goldie Awards Banquet, follow this link to the Video Club's Google Photos account -- https://photos.app.goo.gl/3ftNa7p4U9YVKUz78 The 211 images include photo portraits of guests with a Video Club backdrop taken by club member and professional photographer Faro Motahedi. (Check out his website at https://farophoto.com.) Other banquet photos are by Marsha... Continue Reading →
It’s Banquet Time! 12th Annual Goldie Awards Banquet Set for February 9
Don't miss your chance to make your reservation for The Goldie Awards Banquet to be held Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 5 pm at the Village Greens 19 Restaurant. Enjoy a delicious buffet, featuring chicken marsala and Alaskan cod. The reservation deadline is Friday, February 3. Members present at the banquet will vote to select the top three winners... Continue Reading →
Get Ready for the 2023 Goldies — Plan Your Contest Submission
Deadline is 4 pm, Friday, January 20, 2023 Click here to view or print submission guidelines. One of our goals as a Video Club is to encourage members to shoot video with their cameras, smart phones, and iPads. We offer a variety of classes to help you create video content that your family and friends will enjoy watching. So, now is the time to take... Continue Reading →
Kirkpatrick, Starkey, Berman Win Video Contest at Goldies Awards Banquet
Click here to view and/or download all banquet photos, including guest portraits. Club members Sidney Kirkpatrick, Starkey, and Marsha Berman were chosen as the three top winners by members present February 24 at the Video Club's 11th Annual Goldie Awards Banquet in the 19 Restaurant. The successful event was chaired by Marsha Berman with Joan Carman handling... Continue Reading →
Friday, February 4 Is Deadline for Annual Short Video Contest; Goldie Awards Banquet To Be Held February 24
awards-banquet-2022 reservation formDownload SEE BELOW FOR A CONTEST ENTRY FORM. The Video Club's 11th Annual Goldies Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, February 24, at the Village Greens 19 Restaurant at 5 pm, with a buffet dinner featuring chicken marsala and Alaskan cod and all the trimmings.. Click above to download an Awards Banquet Reservation... Continue Reading →
Club General Meetings Suspended with an April Exception, 2022 Club Officers Elected
Along with employers nationwide, Village Managements Services finds itself shorthanded due to the COVID epidemic. As a result, VMS has curtailed evening and weekend use of all clubhouses and ancillary facilities with the exception of Clubhouses 1 and 5 and the Village Greens. This move impacts the Video Club. At a special meeting called October... Continue Reading →
Brasher, Glassco, and Hill Win 2021 Goldie Awards
Click here to read or download the front-page story that appeared in the February 25, 2021 Laguna Woods Globe The Video Club's Annual Short Video Contest, held this year via Zoom on February 18, drew 10 entries with top awards going to Stephanie Brasher (shown above with her 2020 Goldie award), first place, for “The... Continue Reading →
Attend 2021 Goldies Short Video Contest on Zoom February 18
OUR ANNUAL GOLDIES CONTEST WILL BE HELD WITH A LIVE ZOOM SCREENING ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021. TEN VIDEO ENTRIES WILL BE SCREENED AND MEMBERS ATTENDING WILL VOTE TO SELECT THE TOP THREE WINNERS. To attend, send your name, email address, and phone number to videocluboflagunawoods@gmail.com, mentioning "Video Contest." Since the continuing pandemic precludes holding... Continue Reading →
Videos in the Works: “Beyond the Gates,” Concerts-by-the-Creek, Awards Banquet
“Beyond the Gates” The pilot for the Video Club's new monthly half-hour Village TV series, “Beyond the Gates,” is nearing completion, according to Producer Suzanne Savlov, who also originated the “Welcome to My Home” Village TV series, visiting homes of residents born abroad. Produced by Video One Productions and co-hosted by Susan Wheeler and Bill... Continue Reading →
Brasher, Harshbarger, Hill Win Goldies at Annual Banquet
CLICK HEREl to view and/or download the outstanding Banquet photos (including special "celebrity" portraits) taken by Photographer Andre Torng, shown here with his Jersey Mike door prize. In video above, winners of the Video Club of Laguna Woods' Annual Short Video Contest are interviewed via Zoom by Bill Hemberger and Susan Wheeler. Eight contest... Continue Reading →